Informative Essay On Eczema

3). Scratching any of the infected areas can make it more painful, it can make the skin become more infected or even to blister or bleed because of the scabs created from scratching. If you do not treat eczema with any topical steroids or continue to scratch it will cause it to rapidly worsen in such way as it becoming infected, huge blisters intensified itching (Eczema, p. 6). Eczema is widespread, all throughout the world, depending on your surrounding environment or your genetic makeup you can become affected with it. Eczema is painful in such a way of intense itching that can leave to tears in the skin or an infection. There is no way to test for it so there is no way to cure it only ease symptoms. My cousin has eczema when she was only a few months old she would get rashes in on the bends of her knees and under her neck in her fat rolls the doctor would call them hot spots. My aunt could not change detergents or her soap, and the hotter it got outside the worse it would be on her, sometimes it even looked like someone burnt her skin because of how bad it

Have you ever had or witnessed someone with Eczema? Well it is not fun having or experiencing this skin disease. Eczema is a chronic skin disorder that cannot be cured and causes the skin to become itchy, red, and dry, but it can be treated by dieting, home remedies, medications, and therapies. People coping with this disease try many forms of these treatments and even try to come up with some of their own treatments. Dealing with eczema can be a lifelong process for people who have it.

Eczema is a skin disorder which some people are born with eczema.Eczema is a skin disorder which some of the symptoms are dry skin, red patches in the skin, itching and painful nights of no sleep because of the itchings. There's no cure for eczema but there is treatment such as bathing, over the counter medication and using bleach, vinegar, oatmeal or evening using baking soda when taking a bath. It helpful to moisture after bathing or showering, by keeping the skin moisture it help the symptoms be calm and reduce the itching , redness and the dyers of skin.

Eczema is an itchy and often unsightly skin condition that affects millions of people to some degree. The most common type which affects children is atopic eczema. About one in eight of all children will show symptoms at some time, ranging from a mild rash lasting a few months, to severe symptoms that persist for years. Eczema is not infectious – you can’t ‘catch’ eczema from someone. It often starts as

Dermatitis is a general term that describes an inflammation of the skin. There are different types of dermatitis, including seborrheic dermatitis and atopic dermatitis (eczema). Although the disorder can have many causes and occur in many forms, it usually involves swollen, reddened and itchy skin. (www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/dermatitis-000048.htm)

Atopy is defined as an inherited tendency to produce immunoglobulin E antibodies in response to common environmental proteins such as pollen, house dust mites, and food allergens. Atopic dermatitis affects about one-fifth of all individuals during their lifetime, but the prevalence varies throughout the world. Around 50 percent of patients with atopic dermatitis will develop symptoms within their first year of life, and probably 95 percent experience an onset below five years of age. A child with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis have 50 percent of risk of developing asthma and 75 percent of risk of developing hay fever. A typical patient with atopic dermatitis will present with an early onset of itchy eczema localized at sites such as the flexures of the elbows and knees. The skin lesion in atopic dermatitis is not differ from other eczemas such as contact eczema. In its acute form, eczema is characterized by a lively red infiltrate with edema, vesicles, oozing, and crusting. Whereas in the subacute and chronic form, lichenification, excoriations, papules, and nodules are noted (Thomsen,

Eczema can occur at any age and what is does to the skin is the skin become extremely itchy if scratched it leads to redness, swelling, and fluid filled bumps that become moist and ooze. When the fluid dries it produces a thin crust. Eczema can be found on the chest, back, and outer arms and legs. Mainly babies have it on their cheeks. Children and adults tend to have it on the neck, wrist, ankles and many areas that bend like the elbows and knees. There are many stages of eczema while affecting infants as the child grows and the child becomes restless because of the discomfort of the disease. Only in some children the disease goes in to remission for a long time and only to come back during puberty, stress, and the use of skin or cosmetics

Sharon is a 76-year-old female who suffers from plague psoriasis (L40.0). Sharon’s symptoms include burning, itching, scaly, extensive plaques located on her hands, feet, and scalp. Previously, Sharon has tried and failed various treatments including taclonex, prednisone, temavate, clobetasol, fluocinonide, lidex, and UV, with little to no relief. The denial states that Sharon needs to try Humira and Enbrel both suppress the immune system. Both of these medications carry warnings for an increased risk of serious infections and malignancies. Otezla, like its biologic counterparts, also minimizes inflammation at the intracellular level, but is not an immunosuppressant. In addition, Otezla is an oral medication eliminating painful injections,

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a pruritic disease of unknown origin that usually starts in early infancy; it is characterized by pruritus, eczematous lesions, xerosis, and lichenification. Atopic dermatitis may be associated with other atopic (immunoglobulin E [IgE]) diseases as asthma, allergic rhinitis, urticaria and acute allergic reactions to foods (Jansen et al., 1973).

* One of the most important things to address in treating eczema is to learn how to control and prevent scratching. Eczema can be very itchy but scratching can only lead to worsening of the skin infection. In order to minimize scratching, wear clothes that are made from cotton and will not cause itchiness and skin irritations.

I’ve had severe eczema since I was 13. Over the years I have literally tried everything such as steroid creams, bleach baths, various creams. These helped relieve the itch and flare ups temporarily until the next breakout. It was just an endless cycle.

This is done by shading part of a drawing of a body where eczema occurs. Each area of the body is allocated a percentage; head and neck (9%), upper and lower limbs (9% and 18% respectively), anterior trunk and back (18%) each and 1% for genitals. Each area is added up on the drawing to give a total score of the area, the maximum score is 100. The intensity score is calculated by rating each area between 0 and 3, where 0 is none, 1 is mild, 2 is moderate and 3 is severe with a maximum score of 18. Finally, a subjective symptom score is also calculated for each subjective symptom where 0 is no symptom and 10 is the worst. A maximum score of 20 is found of this item. A total severity of eczema score is obtained by dividing area by five, multiplying intensity by 7 and dividing by 2 and finally adding subjective score (DermNet NZ,

I’ve had eczema since I was about 2 years old, when I was younger my parents were the ones who had to treat my skin and make sure I didn’t scratch to the point that I would bleed, which happened fairly often. As I got older my skin became my responsibility, meaning I had to refrain from scratching. I started realizing how difficult it was to keep my eczema under control. I was always told that my skin would get better as I got older, but it didn’t. Eczema had made it difficult for me to go about my daily life; I couldn’t play sports because sweating was too painful, I couldn't move my neck or bend my arms without crying, but crying only led to my eyelids burning. I was told that the itching and scratching would subside by the time I was a teenager.

Eczema, also known as atopic dermatitis, is a chronic allergic disorder that mainly involves the skin (Sears 89). As reported in, The Allergy Book, “of all the allergic disorders…eczema is the most troublesome to treat” (89). In addition, eczema care is much more than skin deep; the whole body must be healthy to minimize eczema (Sears 98). Our immune system’s response to allergens is what causes millions of us to suffer from allergic disorders (Sears 3). In addition, epidemiologic data showed that atopic children have a different intestinal flora from that of healthy ones (Ozdemir par. 4). Researchers are beginning to link the introduction of probiotics as an effective way to treat/or prevent eczema.

Eczema is a term used to describe itchy, red inflammation of the skin with oozing of fluid and crusting, which doctors also describe as atopic dermatitis. People who have eczema usually have a family history of asthma, hay fever and atopic dermatitis (eczema). Dermatitis affects about one in every five people at some